"But the Ninth Circuit's 54-page decision overturned one key part of Gonzalez Rogers' civil contempt crackdown that prohibited Apple from collecting commissions when consumers make an e-commerce purchase within an iPhone app through a payment systems that operate outside of Apple's control. The appeals judges decided the ban that would have prevented Apple from imposing fees on rival payment options was too severe and ordered Gonzalez Rogers to reopen the case to determine a fair commission rate that the Cupertino, California, company, can charge."
"But the appeals decision agreed Apple had made a mockery of Gonzalez Rogers' attempt to create more payment competition in the iPhone app store as part of a case that began in 2020. That's when Epic, the maker of the Fortnite video game, filed a lawsuit alleging Apple had set up a price-gouging system within the iPhone app store that had turned into an illegal monopoly."
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a civil contempt ruling finding Apple defied an order to permit alternative payment systems in the iPhone App Store. The appeals court struck down a district-court prohibition that barred Apple from collecting commissions on purchases routed through external payment systems, calling the ban too severe. The panel instructed the district judge to reopen proceedings to determine a fair commission rate that Apple may charge and offered general guidance on assessing such a rate. The court reiterated that Epic Games' 2020 lawsuit challenged Apple's tight control over its devices and software.
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